Posted on 10/09/2014 11:20:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The family of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan are venting their outrage that the late Liberian may not have received the same quality of care leading up to his death Wednesday morning as the other patients treated in the U.S. for the dreaded virus.
'No one has died of Ebola in the U.S. before. This is the first time,' Duncan's furious nephew Joe Weeks told ABC.
Weeks and others in Duncan's family are calling his treatment 'unfair,' after seeing other patients pulled from the brink of death in government-funded evacuation planes and using life-saving blood transfusions and cutting edge drugs.
Five US citizens have been diagnosed with Ebola and three of them have beaten it. NBC News cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, the latest American victim, arrived at the infectious disease ward at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this week for treatment. A fourth victim, a World Health Organization doctor, is being treated in Atlanta.
All five have been flown to specially designed infectious disease wards in Nebraska or Atlanta for treatment by some of the world's top doctors.
The anger from Duncan's family also stems from what happened before Duncan was seen by doctors but after he fell ill - when the Liberian was initially turned sent home by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital - the same hospital that later admitted him.
'What if they had taken him right away? And what if they had been able to get treatment to him earlier,' said Dallas pastor George Mason, a confidante of the family's, according to a CNN report.
While Mason told reporters that Duncan's fiance Louise Troh 'is not seeking to create any kinds of divisions in our community,' she has called for a full review of his medical care.
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According to the Nova special that was on last night and mentioned upthread, there were four survivors that were interviewed. The medical team drew their blood and they were going to study the blood to look for antibodies. For some unknown reason their bodies were able to fight off the virus. They are essentially immune to at least this particular strain of the virus.
Hey, at least the guy got free quarantine.
Maybe Jesse should go check out Liberian hospitals to make sure no one’s being discriminated against.
Joe Weeks, dude, a half million dollars was spent trying to keep your uncle alive. Move on.
Bingo!!!
Haven’t all these people been exposed to Ebola? Are they still vulnerable? Maybe they think their complaining will warrant better treatment for THEM?
If they are not US citizens, can we ship their sorry arses back? All of them?
Hey Joe Weeks, did you know your uncle had ebola before he came to America? Are you an accomplice? Perhaps you should be talking to a lawyer.
Because Obama's white half is racist.
Because he is a sneaky selfish liar.
the FSA looking to cash in at the lawsuit trough.
Screw this guy and his FSA family...He came her to try and save his own life and ended up infecting us.
If they get cash for this, then everyone contaminated by this guy should turn around and sue them.
‘Why did my uncle die of Ebola while every other patient treated in America has survived?’
Considering the fact that he LIED his way into the country exposing untold thousands to potential deadly illness all for the purpose of his own selfish agenda I would hazard to say Karma!
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
They are a new breed of super-victim.
No wonder Obama wants them in America.
It is still way too early to find out whether Duncan may have contaminated many others — on the airplane flights and after his arrival in Dallas.
We already know of the Frisco/Deputy situation that is directly linked to Duncan. That patient should be close to finding out whether his condition is Ebola or just a bad cold.
Did he tell people he had been exposed to ebola?..
Ebola is an equal opportunity level 4 contaminate.
In response to that you say, "No it was because the others were straight."
(Put two aggrieved groups at each others throats.)
Must be racism.... sue the Americans who tried to save him.
PLEASE CDC - STOP ALL FLIGHTS OUT OF HOT ZONES WHILE LIVES CAN STILL BE SAVED.
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